Limping economy leads to drop in air pollution

Wednesday, February 19, 2003

WASHINGTON -- A poor economy and high electricity costs in the West have produced an unusual environmental bonus, the government says: In 2001, emissions of heat-trapping greenhouse gases declined for the first time in a decade.

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